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This is an often-cited comment regarding this film, and while it's technically true, it is because most other films are just soooooo inaccurate, you only had to get a few things right to be considered, "one of the most accurate portrayals." For instance, walking in to the well to talk to witnesses is not allowed in every American jurisdiction.
Yeah. My only beef with it is the judge commits reversible error by admitting the FBI auto expert testimony over Vinny’s correct objection. Any convictions should have been thrown out because of it.
@@michaelrohan443 True, but I think that was more a depiction of the judge's character rather than a "Hollywood error". Basically showing that the judge is stubborn to a fault. The movie did acknowledge that Vinny's objection was correct, it was just that the judge was overruling him based more on his low opinion of Vinny at the time (which unfortunately does happen IRL from time to time).
Another piece of trivia is that she had all sorts of voice lessons to lose her “Brooklyn accent.” And here she wins an Oscar with that accent on full display.
@@democrrrracymanifest Which was effectively invalidated when _La Land Land_ was mistakenly announced instead of _Moonlight_ as the 89th Oscars Best Picture winner, not to mention when Anthony Hopkins _(The Father)_ upset Chadwick Boseman _(Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)_ in Best Actor to close the 93rd Oscars. If the wrong names get incorrectly read, there will be stage managers on that shit right away, without question.
There are several little things I love about this movie. 1. Vinny knows a lot about cars, too. When he looks at that photo of the tire tracks, he picks up exactly what we later learn from Lisa, that his cousin’s car couldn’t possibly have left those tracks. Any decent attorney knows not to ask a question in court that they don’t already know the answer to. 2. The prosecutor actually likes Vinny, ever since Vinny’s story about how he decided to go to law school. The invitation to go hunting was a legitimate friendly gesture, as was the offer of his hunting cabin. 3. The town’s residents aren’t actively hostile to Vinny and Lisa, except for the pool player who welshed on paying his bet. The three witnesses are just demonstrating exactly why multiple studies have come out in recent years showing how unreliable eyewitnesses are, in general.
Thank you for mentioning the third point. When I was in college, one of the required classes was Intro to Business Law. It's a basic course to introduce people who are going to be management or business owners the very basics of law. On the first day of class, we were waiting for teacher to come in. Five minutes after the class was supposed to start a man walks in, doesn't say anything, just goes to the teacher's desk, sets down a briefcase, takes off his jacket, then walks back out. A couple minutes later, he walks back in, goes up, grabs the briefcase and walks back out. Never says anything, or looks at anyone. Most of the class is ignoring him and chatting among themselves, because class hasn't started. A couple minutes later, he comes back in, stands at the back of the room and, loudly, tells everyone to pay attention, face forward and not look to the back of the room. He instructs everyone to pull out a pen and paper. He says a crime has been committed in the room and everyone is to write down what they remember seeing. No two descriptions of him, or what he did, were the same, or even really close. That was his intro lesson, and a demonstration of why an eye-witness is one of the most unreliable pieces of evidence. He was a great teacher, and I loved how he ran his class. He was an ex-Marine lawyer. Intelligent, witty and funny.
Also, to add, the whole courtroom scene isn't the only thing that's accurate, the part where Marisa Tomei's explaining about the cars, also makes sense. Positraction is the GM word of that time now commonly known as "Limited Slip Differential", LSD. Cars with LSD splits the power sent from the crank and gearbox to the diff and it evens out the power and distributes it to both wheels so you have positive traction on both wheels instead of spinning just one wheel and despite not being as strong as AWD, it does help in sticky situations. Also, the independent and solid axle suspension explanation, also correct. As it states, solid axle just meant that the suspension points are suspended with the axle so if one side dips, the other side rises whereas for independent shock setups, all move individually so even if one side dips, the other side compresses the dipped side's pressure 2x more to compensate the shift rather than simply lifting like a solid axle when one side dips. Thus, she's correct that the Buick Skylark didn't have either of those whereas the Pontiac Tempest, which at that point was considered the flagship Pontiac muscle car model had both LSD and independent suspension whereas despite the Buick Skylark sharing the same chassis with the Pontiac essentially, their setups are totally different which, again, she got it right. So that part is also how automotive specialist are told to practice when they're going to court and how realistic that scene is and the sheer accuracy needed when you're a specialist.
@@samuelvincent557 I once heard an anecdote from someone who went through police training. While they were in class someone suddenly came into the room, pointed a (prop) gun at the class and then left again. They were supposed to give an eye-witness report of the incident and only like two people noticed, that the actor was wearing contacts to have their eyes be different colours.
Critics at the time mocked Marissa Tomei for winning an Oscar for this film and...I'm sorry, what were they smoking? She's PHENOMENAL. She steals the whole damn show.
Vinny being able to sleep in the prison had more to do with him being form a crowded city and the noises were similar to what he was used to hearing and being steady noises. The noises in the country were strange to him and were sudden changes in the ambient noise.
Yeah that's actually what I got out of that scene too. It wasn't dead-quiet and then _suddenly_ loud jarring noise, the sound of the prison was more akin to the constant background sounds of a city. Especially one like New York. I thought that was a pretty clever, subtle and nice touch by the writer and director. As was the change between Joe's character before that point and after, showcasing just how much of a difference a good night's sleep and ability to de-stress can have on a person's performance.
I love this movie, but it is even funnier to me now that I work at a courthouse. Like, the part where the judge immediately snaps, "Don't talk to me sitting in that chair!"--it's exactly what happens with pro se people who try to go toe-to-toe with experienced lawyers, I swear. My favorite line is, "Now, Mrs. Riley...and ONLY Mrs. Riley!", which was apparently improvised.
Also, most likely, the judge wasn't playing chess by himself. In the olden days, people would, sometimes, play chess by correspondence. You would send a letter with your move to your opponent, and then when they made their move they would mail their move back. Those games could take months to years. I'm imagining that the judge was playing with a colleague of his, and Vinny just messed it up. So to recover that game, the judge would have to go through ALL the letters to reset the board, or have his opponent send a diagram or picture of his board.
I always took this scene as the judge was playing a chess game, formal and calculated, not just physically but also mentally as he was trying to outfox Joe with the mental chess game of who he actually was. Before Joe comes into the room, the judge makes his move in both games, smiling at the thought of checking his opponent. Joe "Gallo" comes in, makes his move in the other chess game that's going on before knocking the physical chess game over.
Funny thing about Trotter is that he's the Opponent, but he's not a villain. He's just doing his job after having gotten tired of getting people out who didn't deserve it so he's doing his best to get two people convicted he -for the most part of the movie- believes are guilty.
It's a perfect combo of a great script, well directed, the perfect cast and then everyone in it nails it. I can never see any element of this film that could be done better and it's really funny.
Love this movie. All these years later and it still kicks! Btw, that's a screech owl. I live in the woods, and they show up every now and then. They are tiny & sound louder & freakier in real life than in this movie. lol
It's unfortunate his career outside of The Munsters is so limited. He was a tremendously talented actor, and could disappear into any role, and they were always so compelling. I always loved him in Pet Sematary and the small roles he had in Fatal Attraction, Ironweed and others.
That's not entirely true. It's more accurate than most films in regards to the legal stuff, but it's not entirely. Most other films are just so loosey-goosey with procedure, that making an attempt to be reasonably accurate gets it hailed as one of the most accurate movies ever.
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If you want to see Joe Pesci's best acting job period, it's in With Honors. The movie also has Brendan Fraiser and Patrick Dempsey. If neither of you have seen it, the movie is damn good and extremely underrated. Even if not being done for a Reaction, the movie should still be watched.
Strong agree! Pesci and Fraser each had more fun and more serious roles but With Honors was the whole deal plus a perfect soundtrack and the supporting cast felt real too.
@@sassysuzy4u LOL Right. In his wheelhouse. It's a performance and character you'd expect from Pesci. With Honors however is a massive departure from those characters and truly shows Pesci's acting skills in a character driven Drama. (And yes I know some of your reply is a joke, but I did want to reply to you just in case others might not know about either movie.)
@@SmaugUKA I am glad you got that I wasn’t seriously presenting it as his best work. hahaha I do think it is underrated though, but yeah definitely “Pesci”.
I love how the characters essentially are outsiders complaining about how awful is for them the life in a small town, but they don't come out as jerks while they do it. That takes genuine charm.
Mona Lisa is a wonderfully written female character. She's supportive, but assertive. She will do literally anything for Vinny, except take his shit. She's unpretentious and rough around the edges, but highly intelligent. She's opinionated and funny, crass but soft hearted. "The girlfriend" in these movies usually don't have a lot of personality aside from being attractive. In comedies the woman doesn't usually get to be funny herself, she's just there to laugh at the man's jokes, or roll her eyes at his silliness.
One of the few movies you guys have watched that i actually have not seen and I loved it. Great job guys on the movie pick and it was a blast watching y’all’s reactions. Chefs kiss
Oh, man. So, you ruined it for yourself then! It's a hilarious film, and you should have watched the movie before you sat down to watch the reaction. You just deprived yourself of a great opportunity.
@@trekkiejunk don’t worry I have the memory of a goldfish. I will forget by a month and just remember a movie with a funny name sounds familiar then I’ll watch it again
the two boys on the town square scene got their roles just because they were there. They were riding their bikes and the film company asked if they wanted to be in a movie
All these years, I thought the prosecutor's name was "Trotta." I thought he was Italian too, and the movie was making some kind of point. Now I see "Trotter," and apparently I read into things.
Shout-out to Lane Smith who played the prosecutor and Bruce McGill as the sheriff. Both have impressive IMDb pages with multiple TV show appearances and movie roles. Bruce as D-Day in Animal House always cracks me up. ❤️❤️
I remember winning free tickets to a premier for this film by our local radio station before it released. It was a huge party by the station. Was such a fun movie.
This movie is actually very famously used as training for law schools! Legal Eagle actually talks about it on his channel and goes into detail about it!
This is a movie I love to rewatch because it's just so much fun. Side note: Marisa Tomei won a best supporting actress Oscar for this, and she got a lot of shit for it (for winning over "serious" actress roles that were up against her), but come on... she's amazing in this film. She's hilarious, she's spot on believable as the character, her comic timing is fantastic, she fucking deserved to win. She's so good. There's a lot skill involved with being that funny, and she's got it.
You were talking over one of my favorite lines. When first having stepped out of the car, when they’re bantering about not fitting in, she says to Vinnie, “yeah, you blend.”
Oh fuck yeah. Oh FUCK yeah. OH, FUCK, YES. One of the greatest movies ever made! I could watch this movie on repeat for days and not get bored of it. This is THE perfect movie and it isnt even close!
Great to having watched it once again with you two. And thanks for sticking out for a few more minutes after the end, it adds to the conclusion, makes it not so cut and dry as your older usual.
I think this is in my top 5 movies (though my favourites move around over time) it's always a good time to watch this. It has genuine heart, a spectacular script, Marisa Tomei is the most beautifuil woman alive, the courtroom stuff is so legit the youtuber lawyer Legal Eagle gave it an A rating for realism. And on top of that it's funny as hell. I'm glad you watched this on the channel :)
I've watched My Cousin Vinnie so many times. Joe Pesci when I was younger was in loads of comedy movies. It wasn't until later that he started to only play drama roles. It shows you just how good of an actor he is that he's believable in both roles.
Yeah, I honestly thought Marisa’s character was gonna be so annoying, but she stayed by his side and give him the edge to win the case. That monologue was amazing
While it's not stated in the film, I saw an interview with the screenwriter recently that put a whole lot of things in perspective for me by saying Vinny was always intended to be dyslexic. He's brilliant, but struggles with text/testing, and he has to work for a living which prevents him takin the extra time he needs both for study and to learn the court system. Before the part was cast, the writer also was picturing Vinny as 6' 5," which I think is one of the funniest casting turnarounds I've ever heard.
This movie is one of my favorites. Great cast and acting, Pesci and Tomei are one of the most believable on-screen couples ever, the screenplay was incredibly well-written and notorious for the accuracy of it's trial depiction, the cinematography is great, the soundtrack fit so well, direction, just everything.
This is one of the movies that made a definite impression on me when I was young. Funny, smart, amazing performances... I rewatched this a couple of years ago, and am glad to enjoy it with you another time. Good choice, gentlemen.
The movie was filmed in and around Monticello GA. I was driving home from college and got diverted around the square because of the filming for this waaay back in the day. I recognize the location of many of the scenes. Poor General Putnam Motel burnt down a few years ago. Also fun fact, the real murders we caught in Jasper County GA, which is the county Monticello is located in.
The "Peeches for sale" place is right down the road from me...the Sac-o-suds isn't far from me as well 😆 and they just tore down the hotel where he at "grits"
I've never seen that movie before and it was really fun watching it in this format and I feel like I got the story from beginning to end so thanks for that and I really enjoyed you guys watching it too 😁👍
The chemistry between really all the actors is amazing but man Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei were just on another level. They went through some effort in make up to make Pesci look younger since there is a p big actual age gap between them but really the way they played off each other made them so believable. It’s a shame they never paired on a movie again, I even wondered why and dreaded maybe finding out behind they scenes they didn’t get on or some unsavory shit but nah, Tomei is on record saying she enjoyed working with him. And agreed on loving this role for Pesci. You still get that “this guy is insane” look on his face when he says the line “what if I were to just kick the everloving shot out of you?” that one expects which is awesome. Really this is one of those movies where all the right pieces came together and came out with something great.
I've never actually never seen this movie and all I ever knew about it was that Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei are in it, and somewhere in the movie Pesci says "two yoots". I'll have to remedy that.
The way I interpret the last prison scene is this: as a New Yorker, Vinny is used to the noises of people yelling and fighting, that's why he can finally sleep :P
Such a quotable movie. Tomei was perfect, Pesci was amazing. All the secondary characters nailed their roles so well. I also thought the pay offs like grits, Alabama mud, being a mechanic, and the quip about procedures by the judge were done satisfyingly well.
this really is such an amazing film, so much effort was put into what could have been a cheap write-off, and amazing performances. I really wish Joe Pesci had more roles like this where we could really root for him as the underdog!
Polenta. It's a dish made of corn grits, bolled, chilled, cut into slices and fried, often served with tomato sauce. Been doing it for hundreds of years. So, yeah, Italians do eat grits.🤓
There are TONS of old 80's movies that you guys could react too.. Valley girl The Mannequin Caddyshack The Lost Boys 9-5 Big Weird Science Labyrinth Just to name a few :)
That whole thing about it being impossible to sleep: that's a legit issue. I moved to SW Virginia from Boston (full of wicked loud noises I always slept through) and I swear it took me years to be able to sleep during any season that wasn't winter. First summer down here I ended up swearing up a storm one night and got so mad I threw a shoe out the 2nd story window and was screaming "SHUT. UP." wondering what the hell kinda birds were up all night long making that much noise, and turns out it was toads, frogs, and crickets. Who gave toads permission to be THAT loud? I swear the prison riot would have been easier for me to sleep through, too.
"i didnt know someone could be more intimidating than Joe Pesci". wow, i actually never thought about that, but you are so right when you think about all the Joe Pesci characters.
Very few people would be able to steal a movie from Joe Pesce and Marissa Tomei, but the legendary Fred Gwynne does it handily. His moments are the ones everyone remembers most.........."Yoots? What is a yoot?".
The real genius in this film is the cinematography. For those that have watched this before, as you re-watch, the director very purposefully picked shots that prove all the points made at the the end of the case. That, and Marisa Tomei killed this role.
I watched this last year for the first time and immediately fell in love. I have a, uh, demanding taste and rarely hand out 5/5's to comedies. This is one of the rare exceptions. The script is stupidly, Back to the Future level tight, and the performances are nothing short of brilliant.
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Fun fact: This movie is well-known among lawyers to be one of the most accurate portrayals of courtroom proceedings, believe it or not!
yep. Shown in classes even overseas.
This is an often-cited comment regarding this film, and while it's technically true, it is because most other films are just soooooo inaccurate, you only had to get a few things right to be considered, "one of the most accurate portrayals." For instance, walking in to the well to talk to witnesses is not allowed in every American jurisdiction.
A channel known as LegalEagle has a pretty good video about the portrayals of this movie.
Yeah. My only beef with it is the judge commits reversible error by admitting the FBI auto expert testimony over Vinny’s correct objection. Any convictions should have been thrown out because of it.
@@michaelrohan443 True, but I think that was more a depiction of the judge's character rather than a "Hollywood error". Basically showing that the judge is stubborn to a fault. The movie did acknowledge that Vinny's objection was correct, it was just that the judge was overruling him based more on his low opinion of Vinny at the time (which unfortunately does happen IRL from time to time).
Marisa Tomei also won an Oscar for this performance, which is totally awesome. 😁
That was just because so many critics think all films should be art films and hate comedy like this. They just couldn't accept Marisa Tomei winning.
Another piece of trivia is that she had all sorts of voice lessons to lose her “Brooklyn accent.” And here she wins an Oscar with that accent on full display.
And now no one can remember the movies she was up against while people are still watching (and loving) My Cousin Vinny.
@@democrrrracymanifest Which was effectively invalidated when _La Land Land_ was mistakenly announced instead of _Moonlight_ as the 89th Oscars Best Picture winner, not to mention when Anthony Hopkins _(The Father)_ upset Chadwick Boseman _(Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)_ in Best Actor to close the 93rd Oscars.
If the wrong names get incorrectly read, there will be stage managers on that shit right away, without question.
As was said of another actress, Marisa Tomei must be given an Oscar every year whether or not she makes a movie.
There are several little things I love about this movie.
1. Vinny knows a lot about cars, too. When he looks at that photo of the tire tracks, he picks up exactly what we later learn from Lisa, that his cousin’s car couldn’t possibly have left those tracks. Any decent attorney knows not to ask a question in court that they don’t already know the answer to.
2. The prosecutor actually likes Vinny, ever since Vinny’s story about how he decided to go to law school. The invitation to go hunting was a legitimate friendly gesture, as was the offer of his hunting cabin.
3. The town’s residents aren’t actively hostile to Vinny and Lisa, except for the pool player who welshed on paying his bet. The three witnesses are just demonstrating exactly why multiple studies have come out in recent years showing how unreliable eyewitnesses are, in general.
On paper, you wouldn't expect this movie to have such a tight screenplay. But it's so smart while being funny at the same time!
Thank you for mentioning the third point. When I was in college, one of the required classes was Intro to Business Law. It's a basic course to introduce people who are going to be management or business owners the very basics of law.
On the first day of class, we were waiting for teacher to come in. Five minutes after the class was supposed to start a man walks in, doesn't say anything, just goes to the teacher's desk, sets down a briefcase, takes off his jacket, then walks back out. A couple minutes later, he walks back in, goes up, grabs the briefcase and walks back out. Never says anything, or looks at anyone. Most of the class is ignoring him and chatting among themselves, because class hasn't started. A couple minutes later, he comes back in, stands at the back of the room and, loudly, tells everyone to pay attention, face forward and not look to the back of the room. He instructs everyone to pull out a pen and paper. He says a crime has been committed in the room and everyone is to write down what they remember seeing.
No two descriptions of him, or what he did, were the same, or even really close. That was his intro lesson, and a demonstration of why an eye-witness is one of the most unreliable pieces of evidence. He was a great teacher, and I loved how he ran his class. He was an ex-Marine lawyer. Intelligent, witty and funny.
@@samuelvincent557 not even slightly surprised he was a Marine. That is exactly how a Marine would run a class.
Also, to add, the whole courtroom scene isn't the only thing that's accurate, the part where Marisa Tomei's explaining about the cars, also makes sense.
Positraction is the GM word of that time now commonly known as "Limited Slip Differential", LSD. Cars with LSD splits the power sent from the crank and gearbox to the diff and it evens out the power and distributes it to both wheels so you have positive traction on both wheels instead of spinning just one wheel and despite not being as strong as AWD, it does help in sticky situations.
Also, the independent and solid axle suspension explanation, also correct. As it states, solid axle just meant that the suspension points are suspended with the axle so if one side dips, the other side rises whereas for independent shock setups, all move individually so even if one side dips, the other side compresses the dipped side's pressure 2x more to compensate the shift rather than simply lifting like a solid axle when one side dips.
Thus, she's correct that the Buick Skylark didn't have either of those whereas the Pontiac Tempest, which at that point was considered the flagship Pontiac muscle car model had both LSD and independent suspension whereas despite the Buick Skylark sharing the same chassis with the Pontiac essentially, their setups are totally different which, again, she got it right.
So that part is also how automotive specialist are told to practice when they're going to court and how realistic that scene is and the sheer accuracy needed when you're a specialist.
@@samuelvincent557 I once heard an anecdote from someone who went through police training. While they were in class someone suddenly came into the room, pointed a (prop) gun at the class and then left again. They were supposed to give an eye-witness report of the incident and only like two people noticed, that the actor was wearing contacts to have their eyes be different colours.
In case you guys didn't know, the judge, played by Fred Gwynne, is most famous for portraying Herman Munster in the show from the 60s, The Munsters.
Yeah... Unfortunately this was his last film role. He died the year after this came out in 1993 from pancreatic cancer.
And the actor who played Sheriff Farley was D Day in Animal House.
And who can forget him in Pet Semetary? Best stay away from that rud, Lewis
@@DookyShoes1 Ayuh.
And don’t forget his earlier tv series “Car 54 Where are You?”. Cheers
Re: Lisa giving her expert testimony on the stand, "This is, I'm not kidding, this is the sexiest thing ever." CORRECT.
Critics at the time mocked Marissa Tomei for winning an Oscar for this film and...I'm sorry, what were they smoking? She's PHENOMENAL. She steals the whole damn show.
Lei ha una bellezza abbagliante ❤❤❤
Vinny being able to sleep in the prison had more to do with him being form a crowded city and the noises were similar to what he was used to hearing and being steady noises. The noises in the country were strange to him and were sudden changes in the ambient noise.
Yeah that's actually what I got out of that scene too. It wasn't dead-quiet and then _suddenly_ loud jarring noise, the sound of the prison was more akin to the constant background sounds of a city. Especially one like New York. I thought that was a pretty clever, subtle and nice touch by the writer and director. As was the change between Joe's character before that point and after, showcasing just how much of a difference a good night's sleep and ability to de-stress can have on a person's performance.
He slept well in the prison because the noise was the kind of city noise he was used to.
One of the funniest things about this movie is that they made Fred Gwynne play a Southerner, whereas he was New Yorker asf!
Marisa Tomei is so amazing.. she won an Oscar for this role! I just LOVE HER!!
I love this movie, but it is even funnier to me now that I work at a courthouse. Like, the part where the judge immediately snaps, "Don't talk to me sitting in that chair!"--it's exactly what happens with pro se people who try to go toe-to-toe with experienced lawyers, I swear. My favorite line is, "Now, Mrs. Riley...and ONLY Mrs. Riley!", which was apparently improvised.
Joe knocking the chess pieces over was accidental but kept in and so was the 2 yutes line and the only mrs riley line was also ad libbed
Also, most likely, the judge wasn't playing chess by himself. In the olden days, people would, sometimes, play chess by correspondence. You would send a letter with your move to your opponent, and then when they made their move they would mail their move back. Those games could take months to years. I'm imagining that the judge was playing with a colleague of his, and Vinny just messed it up. So to recover that game, the judge would have to go through ALL the letters to reset the board, or have his opponent send a diagram or picture of his board.
I always took this scene as the judge was playing a chess game, formal and calculated, not just physically but also mentally as he was trying to outfox Joe with the mental chess game of who he actually was. Before Joe comes into the room, the judge makes his move in both games, smiling at the thought of checking his opponent. Joe "Gallo" comes in, makes his move in the other chess game that's going on before knocking the physical chess game over.
@@Riffman42 it's possible
Not enough channels reacted to this absolute gem. Glad you guys did.
weirdly another reactor I follow (Ryan Carrington) just reacted to this movie today too.
Funny thing about Trotter is that he's the Opponent, but he's not a villain. He's just doing his job after having gotten tired of getting people out who didn't deserve it so he's doing his best to get two people convicted he -for the most part of the movie- believes are guilty.
It's a perfect combo of a great script, well directed, the perfect cast and then everyone in it nails it.
I can never see any element of this film that could be done better and it's really funny.
I enjoy watching you two Yoots reacting to good movies.
Love this movie. All these years later and it still kicks! Btw, that's a screech owl. I live in the woods, and they show up every now and then. They are tiny & sound louder & freakier in real life than in this movie. lol
I always think they're cute!
Seriously, Marisa Tomei won her Oscar from her sililoquy of”…my biological clock is ticking like ths!…”
Her deer hunting horror was incredible.
What’s overlooked is how smart Vinny was. He didn’t Lisa to testify. He knew all of that. But he used it as a way to save his relationship
you guys are correct that it takes a great man to be able to menace Joe Pesci, the great Fred Gwynne most well known for being Herman Munster.
It's unfortunate his career outside of The Munsters is so limited. He was a tremendously talented actor, and could disappear into any role, and they were always so compelling. I always loved him in Pet Sematary and the small roles he had in Fatal Attraction, Ironweed and others.
The funny thing is, despite all the antics, it's actually quite accurate to court procedure.
That's not entirely true. It's more accurate than most films in regards to the legal stuff, but it's not entirely. Most other films are just so loosey-goosey with procedure, that making an attempt to be reasonably accurate gets it hailed as one of the most accurate movies ever.
Oh man, one of my absolute favorites! I was really young when this came out and immediately had a crush on Marisa.
It's amazing how you see an old classic you've never seen before and realize all the influence it had in other newer projects.
Pesci knocked over the chess pieces on accident. They just kept it in it felt more real
One of my favorite movies its so re-watchable
Nice way to add some fog to the judge's memory to make him seem more convinced of Pesci's silly deceptions.
It's great to see the 2 yutes together again haha anyway my wife and I love this movie and ralph macchio was 31 when this was being made
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I never get tired of this movie. Great reaction guys!
This is such a fun movie with great performances. Marissa Tomei won an Academy Award for this role.
Man Herman Munster is sure a stickler for court proceedings.
He had a tough time with being typecast, that it really limited his career, and caused him a lot of heartache. Call him Fred!
If you want to see Joe Pesci's best acting job period, it's in With Honors. The movie also has Brendan Fraiser and Patrick Dempsey. If neither of you have seen it, the movie is damn good and extremely underrated. Even if not being done for a Reaction, the movie should still be watched.
Strong agree! Pesci and Fraser each had more fun and more serious roles but With Honors was the whole deal plus a perfect soundtrack and the supporting cast felt real too.
I don't know.... 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag was pretty great and right in his wheel-house hahaha
@@sassysuzy4u LOL Right. In his wheelhouse. It's a performance and character you'd expect from Pesci. With Honors however is a massive departure from those characters and truly shows Pesci's acting skills in a character driven Drama. (And yes I know some of your reply is a joke, but I did want to reply to you just in case others might not know about either movie.)
@@SmaugUKA I am glad you got that I wasn’t seriously presenting it as his best work. hahaha I do think it is underrated though, but yeah definitely “Pesci”.
Came to the comments to make the same suggestion! With Honors is a wonderful, vulnerable Pesci. While still a smart ass.
I love how the characters essentially are outsiders complaining about how awful is for them the life in a small town, but they don't come out as jerks while they do it.
That takes genuine charm.
Mona Lisa is a wonderfully written female character. She's supportive, but assertive. She will do literally anything for Vinny, except take his shit. She's unpretentious and rough around the edges, but highly intelligent. She's opinionated and funny, crass but soft hearted. "The girlfriend" in these movies usually don't have a lot of personality aside from being attractive. In comedies the woman doesn't usually get to be funny herself, she's just there to laugh at the man's jokes, or roll her eyes at his silliness.
One of the few movies you guys have watched that i actually have not seen and I loved it.
Great job guys on the movie pick and it was a blast watching y’all’s reactions. Chefs kiss
Oh, man. So, you ruined it for yourself then! It's a hilarious film, and you should have watched the movie before you sat down to watch the reaction. You just deprived yourself of a great opportunity.
@@trekkiejunk don’t worry I have the memory of a goldfish. I will forget by a month and just remember a movie with a funny name sounds familiar then I’ll watch it again
Marisa Tomei won an Oscar for her role in the movie.
the two boys on the town square scene got their roles just because they were there. They were riding their bikes and the film company asked if they wanted to be in a movie
All these years, I thought the prosecutor's name was "Trotta." I thought he was Italian too, and the movie was making some kind of point. Now I see "Trotter," and apparently I read into things.
Shout-out to Lane Smith who played the prosecutor and Bruce McGill as the sheriff. Both have impressive IMDb pages with multiple TV show appearances and movie roles. Bruce as D-Day in Animal House always cracks me up. ❤️❤️
You two outdid yourselves this time. Loved the movie. Loved your response
I remember winning free tickets to a premier for this film by our local radio station before it released. It was a huge party by the station. Was such a fun movie.
This movie is actually very famously used as training for law schools! Legal Eagle actually talks about it on his channel and goes into detail about it!
You both made one of my favorite movies even better! Thanks❤
Oh wow i was lucky! I binge watching you for a week now and just run out of react videos! Thanks!
I mean it was bound to happen, they upload every week lol
@@Hey_Jamie i found them week ago. Im new :D
This is a movie I love to rewatch because it's just so much fun.
Side note: Marisa Tomei won a best supporting actress Oscar for this, and she got a lot of shit for it (for winning over "serious" actress roles that were up against her), but come on... she's amazing in this film. She's hilarious, she's spot on believable as the character, her comic timing is fantastic, she fucking deserved to win. She's so good. There's a lot skill involved with being that funny, and she's got it.
One of the best reactions I've seen to this movie and I like the format of one person who hasn't seen it and the other who's familiar with it.
You were talking over one of my favorite lines. When first having stepped out of the car, when they’re bantering about not fitting in, she says to Vinnie, “yeah, you blend.”
Oh fuck yeah. Oh FUCK yeah. OH, FUCK, YES. One of the greatest movies ever made! I could watch this movie on repeat for days and not get bored of it. This is THE perfect movie and it isnt even close!
Another thing I love is how there is no villain. No one is being underhanded or out to get anyone.
No villains except maybe the actual villains who murdered the convenience store clerk.
This is one of my all time faves.
Great to having watched it once again with you two. And thanks for sticking out for a few more minutes after the end, it adds to the conclusion, makes it not so cut and dry as your older usual.
That's Herman Munster!! A brilliant actor as well as a real-life graduate from Harvard Law School.
I think this is in my top 5 movies (though my favourites move around over time) it's always a good time to watch this. It has genuine heart, a spectacular script, Marisa Tomei is the most beautifuil woman alive, the courtroom stuff is so legit the youtuber lawyer Legal Eagle gave it an A rating for realism. And on top of that it's funny as hell. I'm glad you watched this on the channel :)
29:32 Law school 101, never ask a question you don't know exactly how your witness will answer... This is what happens.
One of my favorite movies. Marisa Tomei is awesome.
I've watched My Cousin Vinnie so many times. Joe Pesci when I was younger was in loads of comedy movies. It wasn't until later that he started to only play drama roles. It shows you just how good of an actor he is that he's believable in both roles.
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Yeah, I honestly thought Marisa’s character was gonna be so annoying, but she stayed by his side and give him the edge to win the case. That monologue was amazing
While it's not stated in the film, I saw an interview with the screenwriter recently that put a whole lot of things in perspective for me by saying Vinny was always intended to be dyslexic. He's brilliant, but struggles with text/testing, and he has to work for a living which prevents him takin the extra time he needs both for study and to learn the court system.
Before the part was cast, the writer also was picturing Vinny as 6' 5," which I think is one of the funniest casting turnarounds I've ever heard.
This movie is one of my favorites. Great cast and acting, Pesci and Tomei are one of the most believable on-screen couples ever, the screenplay was incredibly well-written and notorious for the accuracy of it's trial depiction, the cinematography is great, the soundtrack fit so well, direction, just everything.
Always exciting watching two yutes enjoying an all time classic!
This is one of the movies that made a definite impression on me when I was young. Funny, smart, amazing performances... I rewatched this a couple of years ago, and am glad to enjoy it with you another time. Good choice, gentlemen.
The actor that plays the Judge is the actor that plays Herman Munster from the tv show The Munsters and he was in Pet Cemetery
Marisa Tomei has always been and will continue to be a bombshell. Holy hell, is she pretty.
He's been practicing for only 6 weeks. He spent 6 years studying for the bar. It took him 6 tries to pass the bar. 6-6-6. Talk about a bad sign.
I would say a good sign because he won a murder case
"Whut is a yewt?" 😂
The movie was filmed in and around Monticello GA. I was driving home from college and got diverted around the square because of the filming for this waaay back in the day. I recognize the location of many of the scenes. Poor General Putnam Motel burnt down a few years ago.
Also fun fact, the real murders we caught in Jasper County GA, which is the county Monticello is located in.
One of my favorites!!!❤❤❤
The "Peeches for sale" place is right down the road from me...the Sac-o-suds isn't far from me as well 😆 and they just tore down the hotel where he at "grits"
I've never seen that movie before and it was really fun watching it in this format and I feel like I got the story from beginning to end so thanks for that and I really enjoyed you guys watching it too 😁👍
The chemistry between really all the actors is amazing but man Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei were just on another level. They went through some effort in make up to make Pesci look younger since there is a p big actual age gap between them but really the way they played off each other made them so believable.
It’s a shame they never paired on a movie again, I even wondered why and dreaded maybe finding out behind they scenes they didn’t get on or some unsavory shit but nah, Tomei is on record saying she enjoyed working with him.
And agreed on loving this role for Pesci. You still get that “this guy is insane” look on his face when he says the line “what if I were to just kick the everloving shot out of you?” that one expects which is awesome.
Really this is one of those movies where all the right pieces came together and came out with something great.
I've never actually never seen this movie and all I ever knew about it was that Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei are in it, and somewhere in the movie Pesci says "two yoots". I'll have to remedy that.
The part of Joe Pesci in the cell with the two friends is THE BEST part "hey it's your a** not mine."
Hi dudes.I just found your channel tonight and have already watched two FIRE reactions.CAnt wait to dive deep into your catalog
I am so jealous of you for getting to watch this movie for the first time. It’s definitely a Joe Pesci gem
Another film he did around this time is The Super. He plays a slumlord who gets sentenced to live in one of his run down apartments. Funny film.
The way I interpret the last prison scene is this: as a New Yorker, Vinny is used to the noises of people yelling and fighting, that's why he can finally sleep :P
This movie is the best, great writing and acting. Vinny and Mona Lisa Vito are such great characters.
i love this movie so much, and i'm really happy to see you enjoying it too. i'm gonna rewatch it now for the like 20th time.
I love this one. So much nostalgia for me.
Such a quotable movie. Tomei was perfect, Pesci was amazing. All the secondary characters nailed their roles so well. I also thought the pay offs like grits, Alabama mud, being a mechanic, and the quip about procedures by the judge were done satisfyingly well.
Man, waiting for you guys to put out your next reaction is almost as long as waiting for the next RedLetterMedia video. But glad to finally see it.
an absolute classic. only god knows how many times i've watched it over the years!..❤❤❤
This is such an underrated movie. The number of people that look back at me vacantly when i ask if they've seen it is far too many.
this really is such an amazing film, so much effort was put into what could have been a cheap write-off, and amazing performances. I really wish Joe Pesci had more roles like this where we could really root for him as the underdog!
Comment and thumbs up for the algorithm. Another great reaction in the books!
Polenta. It's a dish made of corn grits, bolled, chilled, cut into slices and fried, often served with tomato sauce. Been doing it for hundreds of years. So, yeah, Italians do eat grits.🤓
Loved the reaction to this one. Such a fantastic script and acting. Stay nice Yutes
There are TONS of old 80's movies that you guys could react too..
Valley girl
The Mannequin
Caddyshack
The Lost Boys
9-5
Big
Weird Science
Labyrinth
Just to name a few :)
Thank you for the recommendations! We definitely need to catch up on a lot of classics haha
Definitely Labyrinth!!!!
The lawyer repeating words reminds me of Ross from FRIENDS during quiz game.😂
Sometimes, i enjoy watching these more than rewatching the actual movie. its like watching a movie with friends, but only the good parts.
That whole thing about it being impossible to sleep: that's a legit issue. I moved to SW Virginia from Boston (full of wicked loud noises I always slept through) and I swear it took me years to be able to sleep during any season that wasn't winter. First summer down here I ended up swearing up a storm one night and got so mad I threw a shoe out the 2nd story window and was screaming "SHUT. UP." wondering what the hell kinda birds were up all night long making that much noise, and turns out it was toads, frogs, and crickets. Who gave toads permission to be THAT loud? I swear the prison riot would have been easier for me to sleep through, too.
Nice! Dudes 👍 love this movie
"i didnt know someone could be more intimidating than Joe Pesci". wow, i actually never thought about that, but you are so right when you think about all the Joe Pesci characters.
I love Fred Gwen! Herman Munster himself!
Very few people would be able to steal a movie from Joe Pesce and Marissa Tomei, but the legendary Fred Gwynne does it handily. His moments are the ones everyone remembers most.........."Yoots? What is a yoot?".
The real genius in this film is the cinematography. For those that have watched this before, as you re-watch, the director very purposefully picked shots that prove all the points made at the the end of the case. That, and Marisa Tomei killed this role.
Love love love this movie, she got a well deserved Oscar for this roll
This is one of those comedy movies I'll always remember, along with Son in Law and Encino Man. Those are also great movies to watch.
great film. one of the only few movies i know of where there is no villain. the bad guy is the legal system itself.
I watched this last year for the first time and immediately fell in love. I have a, uh, demanding taste and rarely hand out 5/5's to comedies. This is one of the rare exceptions. The script is stupidly, Back to the Future level tight, and the performances are nothing short of brilliant.